Which Memory System Provides Us with a Very Brief Image

question 60

Multiple Choice

Which memory system provides us with a very brief image of all the stimuli present at a particular moment?

• A)long-term memory
• B)sensory register
• C)primary memory
• D)short-term memory

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Definitions:

Köhler

Refers to Wolfgang Köhler, a German psychologist and one of the founders of Gestalt psychology, which emphasizes the organization of perception and thinking in a "whole" rather than in isolated elements.

Latent Learning

A form of learning that occurs without any obvious reinforcement of the behavior or associations that are learned, becoming apparent only when there is an incentive to demonstrate it.

Reinforced Behaviors

Actions that are encouraged and increased in frequency due to the application of a positive or negative stimulus following the behavior.

Internal Colonialism

Involves one race or ethnic group subjugating another in the same country. It prevents assimilation by segregating the subordinate group in terms of jobs, housing, and social contacts.